Scorer = total points (goals+assists)
Here's a link to the current league leaders if you're interested.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/statshome.htm#?navid=nav-sts-main
You can get into the more advanced stats by clicking on the "players" tab, or the "teams" tab if you want to look at how teams compare at things such as powerplay, penalty kill, etc.
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